Rating Truman among the great and near great presidents
An opinion piece notes Truman’s rising esteem among historians a decade after his presidency. It cites a 1963 New York Times survey naming Lincoln Washington FDR Wilson and Jefferson as great, with Truman among six near great, ranking him ninth of 33 presidents.
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New York Times
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Lyndon Johnson
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Cleveland
Fred E Steele long serving La Crosse city attorney dies
The former city attorney Fred E Steele who began the post in 1935 and served 21 years died last week. He reformed city ordinances and defended municipal interests in several cases. His retirement echoed a simple rule for government by public servants.
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Fred E. Steele
Steele
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Fred Steele
Wisconsin Faithful Urged to Aid Managuaquake Survivors
Governor Lucey asks Wisconsin churches and synagogues to appeal this weekend for cash donations to aid 200000 Managua quake survivors. Wisconsin has long supported Nicaragua through Partners of the Americas with 20 shipments and University of Wisconsin collaboration.
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Managua
Peace outlook praised by Truman at La Crosse banquet
Tribune notes President Truman calls peace outlook better than a year ago while Sid Scoville serves as main speaker at the La Crosse Business Men's Club annual banquet. Also lists 1952 traffic fatality projections and local clergy moves.
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Galesville
Seattle
Wash
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Twin Cities
la Crosse
Deal for hijack treaty stirs Congress
Washington report argues Nixon Kissinger policy shifts U S stance on Cuban refugees. Three Cuban escapees deported after seeking asylum are returned, signaling reduced asylum access as trade for security deals. Senate scrutiny follows pushback against policy pivot.
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Henry Kissinger
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U.S
White House
Castro
Henry Jackson
Senate
Congress weighs blocking Cuban deportations over hijacking pact
The Cubans case draws House scrutiny as immigration officials prepare deportation rulings. Secretary Rogers argues congressional backlash could derail anti hijacking treaties, while White House discussions center on potential political fallout and public interest.
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Harry E. Mattingly
Immigration Department
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William Rogers
White House
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Nixon
U.S
Congress
America
La Crosse Leaders Remember Fred Steele’s City Work
La Crosse citizens praise Fred Steele for decades of service as city attorney and civic leader. He helped secure federal funding for key projects including disposal plant, schools, and vocational institute. Founding roles in Community Chest and Boy Scouts noted, along with conservation advocacy.
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Wisconsin
Fred Steele
Longfellow
Logan Senior High
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Community Chest
The
United Fund
la Crosse Community Trust Fund
Boy Scouts
Joseph E. Keller
Losey Blvd. S
Public hearings urged on La Crosse rifle range closure
Harold Kiehne protests a proposed park development in Hixon Forest near La Crosse and the closure of the rifle range. He notes 125 signatures seeking a hearing with the City Park Department directors between Nov 22 and Dec 30 1972 and criticizes a lack of response and ongoing area degradation.
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la Crosse City Park
Hixon Forest
la Crosse Country Club
Milson Court
Medary Township
Harold Kiehne
Milson Ct
la Crosse
Are checks useless
On Dec 19 two children faced difficulty cashing checks. A birthday check from Anchorage Alaska and a work check with a Social Security number required visiting three banks before any could be cashed, aided only by a church member who knew them. The author laments diminished convenience of checks.
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Anchorage
Alaska
How a commune works in Yunnan
Joseph Alsop reports from Pei Cheng Commune in Yunnan on a model collective. The 21 000 residents farm 1200 hectares and rely on local coal and a 2.9 million cubic meter reservoir built by the commune. Members earn work points from age eightteen and the area shows high per capita income despite fertility incentives. The commune runs its own schools to 9th grade and a clinic led by Dr Chiao Tie men while paying county taxes and selling grain to the state at fixed prices.
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Joseph Alsop
Pei Cheng
Yunnan Province
China
Revolutionary Committee
Yin Ta-wei
Yunnan
Chiao Tie-men
Kunming Medical College
Chiao
Trouble Brews in Paradise See Fiji Before the Charm Goes
Narrator aboard the Luciana on NACULA ISLAND observes Fiji at a fragile peak of charm and growth. He contrasts optimism of locals and tourism with undercurrents of ethnic tension between Indians and native Fijians, warning the period may pass quickly.
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Paradise
Fiji
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Nacula Island
Luciana
Ratu Epeli
Nabukaru
Tamasua
Leka Tuigeregere
Palm Grove
Nacula
Death of the soda fountain
Sydney J. Harris laments the closing of drugstore soda fountains across America noting the economic shift to profitable items and the loss of social hangouts. He recalls childhood sugar bowls, contrasts with antiseptic Dairy Queen outlets, and muses on nostalgia and juvenile delinquency.
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Sydney J. Harris
Wisconsin
Harold
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